- Client-centered
- Trauma focus
- Anxiety support
About Janette
Janette Gunn is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades of practice in Wisconsin. She centers sessions on the person in front of her, listening carefully and adapting to each individual's pace. Her approach aims to make therapy feel collaborative and respectful. Many find her steady, practical style helpful when life feels overwhelming.
Janette began her career working in a domestic violence shelter, where early experiences shaped her focus on trauma and safety. She has long experience with teens who have survived severe trauma and abuse, and has continued to work with adults facing anxiety, grief, depression, and complex trauma. That background informs how she structures conversations and supports healing over time.
In sessions she blends several approaches to fit a client's needs rather than using one fixed method. She often draws on client-centered work to keep the client’s perspective central, and uses cognitive behavioral ideas to address anxious thinking and behavior patterns. Techniques from dialectical behavior approaches and emotionally-focused work also appear when they match a person’s goals.
Her style is practical and grounded. Sessions may include skill practice, emotion naming, and problem-solving steps that can be used between meetings. Janette encourages people to set clear, achievable goals and to notice small changes as they happen.
People who contact her are asked to complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Janette frames therapy as a shared process and aims to support each person toward clearer direction and greater resilience.
Approaches explained and how online work can fit
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience, with the therapist listening deeply and following the client's lead to build trust and clarity. This approach helps when someone needs a respectful space to process feelings and make decisions.Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people who notice repeated relationship struggles, fear of rejection, or trouble trusting others to understand and shift those patterns.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete tasks and experiments to reduce anxiety, shift negative thinking, and change behaviors that keep problems going.
Finding the right approach is often a process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and may blend techniques as treatment progresses.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow more consistent check-ins. Some approaches lend themselves to straightforward skills practice and brief homework between meetings, which can fit well into an online rhythm. Talk with the therapist about how sessions can be scheduled and structured to suit your routine.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Janette works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem struggles. She also focuses on isolation, life purpose, and social anxiety.
What is her general therapy style?
Her core style is client-centered, which means sessions revolve around the client's needs and perspective. She combines this with practical techniques to address thinking patterns and emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 24 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with people impacted by trauma and complex life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Wisconsin LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options with the therapist before booking.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.